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Board of Directors
Dennis R. Beresford


Dennis R. Beresford has served as Ernst & Young executive professor of accounting at the J.M. Tull School of Accounting, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia since 1997. From 1987 to 1997, Mr. Beresford served as chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), the designated organization in the private sector for establishing standards of financial accounting and reporting in the U.S. From 1961 to 1986, Mr. Beresford was with Ernst & Young LLP, including ten years as a senior partner and national director of accounting. In addition, Mr. Beresford served on the SEC Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting. Mr. Beresford is a member of the Board of Directors and chairman of the Audit Committee of Kimberly-Clark Corporation and Legg Mason, Inc. He is a certified public accountant.

As of December 24, 2008, Mr. Beresford was 70 years old.

Mr. Beresford initially became a director in May 2006, before we were put into conservatorship, and FHFA appointed him to Fannie Mae's Board in December 2008.

Originally Published: June 6, 2006
Last Revised: February 23, 2009